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@katf44.bsky.social
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Retired social work and OU tutor, Scottish Independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #FBSI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 European 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Hearts supporter, Dog slave, Fifer, Mother of 3, Granny of 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The Royal family are not just a waste of money but out of place and out of time in today’s world. A relic of the past that should be left there. With their wealth we could end homelessness and poverty in the UK. www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/...
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King will never live at Palace despite £369m taxpayer-funded refurbishment
King Charles's official London residence will remain as Clarence House and not Buckingham Palace once refurbishment work at the famous building is completed next year, it has been confirmed
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan just granted my Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce TO THE PUBLIC, on or before July 2nd, specific UNREDACTED Epstein Files documents or show cause as to why they should not be produced. Details to come! www.courtlistener.com/docket/73246...
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#15 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting 9 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 6/25/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 06/25/2026)
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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Release the Unredacted files and hold ALL of those accountable! WAY past time to have justice for the victims! 🎯
10 years in jail for touching the reflecting pool.
How many for touching children?
Release the unredacted files.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You notice that the criminal-in-charge who sues everyone for everything is drop dead quiet about this. Says a lot.
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Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Very pertinent comment below this story.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Bills up. Wages too low. Record profits for Oil & Gas. 50 richest families with more wealth than 50% of population. Shit in our rivers. Pensioners jailed for protesting. Migrants thrown under the bus. Supporting a Genocide. That's Starmer's legacy.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism
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Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
How, thanks to SNP, around Scottish 200 000* families on low income receives £15 000 more a year than identical households in England and eight reasons why that’s good for every one of us talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/01/h...
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How, thanks to SNP, around Scottish 200 000* families on low income receives £15 000 more a year than identical households in England and eight reasons why that’s good for every one of us
Thanks once more to Dottie for alerting me to this. In the Guardian yesterday: The emergence of “welfare nationalism” in the UK has created striking differences in benefit entitlement that result i…
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
My latest blog piece. Seeing the path ahead clearly. I won't be blogging much over the next couple of weeks due to health issues, but the Murrell scandal does not seem to be having the effect the SNP's enemies might hope. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/s...
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Seeing the path ahead clearly
I’m not going to be blogging so much over the next couple of weeks. For the past year or so I’ve had a cataract in my right eye, which has rapidly worsened over recent months such that …
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Lizzie Lass #FBPE🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇸 @echarkie.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
x.com/telegraph/st.... Opponents saying it’s like a cult . I’m no cult member I’m a retired Bank Manager who wants to see a new Stock Exchange open in Scotland following Indy truly shows the resources Scotland produces . It will replace the 4 that was closed in Scotland after oil was found.!!!
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The Telegraph on X: "SNP supporters have increased donations to the party in the week after Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband admitted to stealing money to fund his spending spree. 🔗: https://t.co/Hv9Q5C21Ab https://t.co/JJYKp5rxPr" / X
SNP supporters have increased donations to the party in the week after Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband admitted to stealing money to fund his spending spree. 🔗: https://t.co/Hv9Q5C21Ab https://t.co/JJYKp5rxPr
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The Herald’s ‘senior academic’ wheeled in to savage Scottish schools again is mere ‘bean counter’ with no experience of teaching in schools, teacher ‘training’, leadership or research into anything other than assessment data talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/31/t...
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The Herald’s ‘senior academic’ wheeled in to savage Scottish schools again is mere ‘bean counter’ with no experience of teaching in schools, teacher ‘training’, leadership or research into anything ot...
Always being seen before groaning bookshelves tells of deep insecurity The Herald today has: I’ve lost track of how often I’ve felt the need to deal with Prof Paterson, Scotland’s…
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
In her attack on Sturgeon, Rosena Allin-Khan declares of herself & fellow panellist Jeremy Hunt, "for hard working MPs like myself & Jeremy.. trustworthy, reliable" Hunt, who as a Tory cabinet minister exploited a Tory tax loophole to buy 7 luxury flats & then didn't declare it.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Lord Jeffrey of Nottingham #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 @onemoregoodman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Another Buckingham Palace cover up to defend the indefensible.
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Palace was handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago
Thousands of emails containing information about the former prince's financial dealings were given to the Royal Household in 2020.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Property and violent crime has fallen by 42% since 2008-09
From Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: May 2026 published yesterday: The above graph and: Property and violent crime has fallen by 42% since 2008-09.  Results from the S…
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Scotland’s pharmacy scheme ‘the model for England’ – to hear about Scotland watch BBC UK talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/29/s...
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Scotland’s pharmacy scheme ‘the model for England’ – to hear about Scotland watch BBC UK
for England’s Pharmacy First BBC Breakfast this morning telling us the Scottish Government has long put in place a better model for pharmacies, repeatedly covered here but never in the MSM op…
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Queen B @beansiemcbeans.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Let's get this trending. Srarmer said this on STV in 2020. We need to hold him to it. #IndependenceNow
A photo and quote from Keir Starmer saying on STV in 2020, if Scotland return an SNP government then it would be a mandate for a second referendum. It's not up to the likes of me who live in England. This is a decision for the people of Scotland to make.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A majority in the Scottish Parliament has just backed our call to devolve energy powers to Scotland. We can’t afford being tied to the failed policies at Westminster. Scotland’s energy should work for Scotland - with the powers we need to help bring people’s bills down.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Labour promised to cut energy bills, but in July they are rising again. People in energy-rich Scotland should not be paying some of the highest bills in Europe. Scotland should control its energy - and today we will vote to demand the devolution of energy powers to Holyrood.
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Still YES then, YES now, AYE 'til I die. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence.
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Colin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (cms48X) @cms48.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NO MATTER WHAT STATE BROADCASTERS SAY, MURRELL'S GUILT WILL NOT STOP ME SUPPORTING THE SNP OR INDEED NICOLA STURGEON!
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Blimey. This petition is now is now at almost 98,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 today and have that debate petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989343012...
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Raibeart #YES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In other news Joani Reid, Labour MP for East Kilbride, whose husband was arrested as a Chinese spy, says she had ‘no knowledge’ of her husband’s alleged criminality or the huge sums of money & gifts he was receiving from Chinese agents. Jackie Baillie MSP was unavailable for comment…..🤔😉
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
🇬🇧 🇮🇱 Starmer and his uk government are complicit in the illegal abduction of civilians at gunpoint from international waters by the Israeli Regime, and their false imprisonment, beatings and torture 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 The First Minister of Scotland condemned the brutal, illegal actions of the Israel Regime
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Amanda Tamsin @amandatamsin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I feel strongly about this, plus it's personal (Brexit has affected my family profoundly). This petition seems to be doing well, but could do with more shares and signatures if you're eligible (British Citizen or UK Resident) and feel strongly about this too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The complete imbalance of wealth is sickening 😡 #TaxTheRich #CloseTheLoopholes
8 MEN HAVE MORE MONEY THAN 4 BILLION PEOPLE COMBINED. A SINGLE MOM USING FOOD STAMPS ISN'T THE PROBLEM.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out.
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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Andrew Carnegie said "the man who dies thus rich dies disgraced" and argued that the wealthy have a moral obligation to distribute their wealth for public good. Just sayin' www.thenational.scot/news/2612177...
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Wealthiest Scots see 'incomprehensible' surge in wealth since Holyrood reconvened
The 10 richest people in Scotland have seen their wealth increase by more than 800 per cent since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened, new…
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit. British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit. Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit. It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
My latest blog post. The British media is hiding the truth about the sustained level of support for independence in Scotland. The new Scottish Parliament has a record majority for independence and is the fourth in a row with such a majority. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/t...
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The British media is hiding Holyrood’s independence majorities
Something interesting, and entirely predictable, has been happening in the British media since the SNP comprehensively defeated the parties of Westminster rule in this month’s Holyrood electi…
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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BBC UK reveals how Labour have copied the SNP
BBC Breakfast this morning revealing BBC Scotland’s deep drive to undermine anything the SNP do in Scotland. It’s a different culture in the BBC UK HQ. They’re not, I’m sure…
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Socialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Anti-racist and Palestine protesters outnumber far right in London ⭐️Marchers showed solidarity with Palestine and opposed the far right and the state’s ‘hate march’ smears socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Anti-racist and Palestine protesters outnumber far right in London
Palestine solidarity marchers and anti-racists celebrated a decisive victory in London on Saturday as they outnumbered fascist Tommy Robinson.
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Julie Taylor @snarkymimi.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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LawrieBhoy 🍀 @lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Occasional reminder that transgender women in changing rooms or refugees in disused hotels aren’t the greatest risk to women and girls. It’s just men. Regular men. Every day men. The man next door. Husbands. Fathers. Partners. Neighbours. Police Men. Royal Men. TV Chefs.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Robert F @chippyman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"You boy - are the media still pretending it's OK that someone who wants to be Prime Minister covered up a £5 million gift?"
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Shock as absence of ‘ferry fixation’ revealed
From Transport Scotland – Information regarding fixated correspondents: FOI release published today: Information requested Information on what topics fixated correspondents have written about…
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Let’s get this done 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Robert Raymond @robertr369.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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How can the Guardian claim to be a member of the free press when it supports colonialism in Scotland and its editor won’t even acknowledge a polite letter asking why?
The Guardian continues to locate itself among the ‘free press’: The Guardian has something many news organisations today don’t: guaranteed independence. With no billionaire or large cor…
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
They scream about the Green Party's imaginary antisemitism for weeks before the election. But almost completely ignored this. Will there be outrage now? No they don't care about actual racism and antisemitism, it was just to smear the Left.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
In an amazing moment, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth was interrupted by an impromptu rendition of the Welsh national anthem as he made a speech today
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Watch as Rhun ap Iorwerth interrupted by impromptu Welsh national anthem
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
“We need to stop talking about a majority in the same terms as a Westminster majority''. Had we adopted the same voting system as Westminster we would have ended up with -60 SNP -4 tories -4 Lib Dem's -2 labour -2 greens. Crunch those numbers, Then tell me we have no mandate for an Indyref.
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